Title: Wanna Bet?
Author: Color Me Chlex (aka Amber)
Rating: strong R (for later chapters, and occasional cussing)
Category: Romance/Some Angst/Humor, 100% Chlex
Summary: Chloe makes a bet with herself that she can forget all about Clark by focusing on none other than the infamous Lex Luthor.

Disclaimer: I finally will admit the truth: I do not own Smallville.

Notes: I know that you are all sad that I had Lana interrupt them, but I wanted this story be based more upon a relationship rather than wild, crazy sex. Not that that's bad or anything! Haha. But I'm sad to report that the story is almost over, there are only going to be a few more chapters…I love you guys and I'm glad that I had all of you reading it! Thanks to those who were there from the beginning!! GOD BLESS YOU! (haha)


Chapter Ten: Conditions
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[Six Days Later]

Chloe sat down in an uncomfortable chair next to her father as she watched her new boyfriend, Lex Luthor, walk to the front of the room and began speaking into the microphone. I still can't believe I lost the bet! Chloe thought to herself. To think, if I had written the damn thing down, none of this would ever have happened!

She started to take notes on what Lex was saying, but she wasn't really paying attention. Yes, she was at a Metropolis LexCorp business convention. When she had come home after the night her and Lex had watched Buffy the Vampire Slayer in the movies, she had spilled everything to Lana. When Lana had asked her about what the conditions were, she realized that she had totally forgotten one. Until then.

"3. No one can know about the bet until after the 13 days are up, especially Lex." Yeah, that one. She told the entire thing to Lana, and that was against rule number three.

After Chloe had officially lost the bet, she had told Lex, to help him better understand her and her sudden loss of love for Clark and also to explain to him why she was going to be going to the next LexCorp convention. He was a little mad at first, but only because she had made it into a bet. But he was glad that they finally had done something about the mutual attraction.

They decided that together they would tell Gabe that they were officially "a couple" after the convention. They hoped he was going to take it well. But they really didn't know what to expect.

That Sunday, Lex and Chloe had talked about everything. What they felt for each other, whether or not it was worth it to make it into a relationship, and most importantly about the "action" they had the night before.

Chloe told him that she wasn't ready to lose her virginity yet. She told him that, if she wanted to lose it to him, then she would tell him when she was ready. But until then, it would not be spoken about unless Chloe wanted to talk about it. Lex had been really supportive and said that it was fine with him. Secretly, she realized that when she knew he was in love with her, that that would be when.

She focused her attention back at Lex and what he was saying and continued to take notes on the boring topics at hand.

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Oh God, I'm never going to make it out of here. I see Chloe sitting down next to her father and it reminds me how much I really don't want to be here. I never thought that I would say this, but I want to go home. I want to go back to Smallville, Lex thought as he was reading off his speech.

Not to mention that after this he and Chloe were going to talk to Gabe over lunch about their newfound relationship. Oh, no pressure.

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[Lunch]
Chloe, Lex, and Gabe were all sitting at a round table in a small café. Gabe had been suspicious all along. He was pretty sure that he had figured it out. The way Chloe kept looking at him, the way Lex let his hand linger on hers after a handshake. But most of all the fact that Chloe "had a ride" to and back from school. He knew that there was something going on between Chloe and Lex, but he noticed that they both seemed kind of nervous so he decided that he'd listen to what they had to say.

"Dad," Chloe began. She turned away. Gabe knew that she wasn't going to be able to say it. So did Lex.

"Mr. Sullivan, there is something that Chloe and I would like to tell you. We've been dating for a week now, and we're sorry that we were doing this behind your back, but we had no other option we could think of at first. We will understand if you are mad at us, especially me." Gabe could tell that he was bracing himself for the worst.

"I know," was all he said.

They both looked at him weirdly. "What do you mean, 'I know?' "

"I know. I could tell. I'm glad that you both are happy together. Take care of my daughter, Lex. Now, let's eat!"

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[That evening]
Chloe and Lex were back at his mansion, lying down on the couch together. He was holding her and looking into her eyes, and Chloe could hardly stand it. He suddenly got a serious expression on his face. She was a little worried.

"Chloe, there's something I have to tell you. Don't be pressured to respond or feel bad if you can't, but…" he took a deep breath. "Chloe Sullivan, I love you."

She smiled throughout her body. He was so sincere that it scared her, but not enough to scare her away. She picked up her hand and brushed it across his cheek. "Alexander Luthor, I love you too." He was so surprised that she said it back that he grabbed her to him and kissed her on the lips.

"Do your really Chloe? Do you really love me?"
"Do you think I would have said it if I didn't?"
"No, probably not. But I like hearing you say it."

"You can hear me say it anytime you want."

"Say it now."

"Alexander Luthor, I love you with every depth of my heart and every inch of my soul."
"Chloe Sullivan, I will always love you and no other. Meeting you changed me into a different man, a better man. Not loving you would be losing you. Losing you would be turning into my father. I will never turn into my father." Ahh…that means that he will never lose me, which means that he will never not love me.

And we all know what she wanted after she knew he loved her.

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HAHAHA! I left you at the good part! Awww….maybe its because I haven't written the good part yet! So basically I had no choice! I had rehearsal for our school musical tonight and it ran over until 6:45!!!! Ugh! Don't they know that we have places to go, people to see, chapters to write!? Stupid people! But I will post the good stuff tomorrow! Tomorrow! I love ya tomorrow! It's only a dayyyyyyyyyy awayyyyyyyyy!! I don't know where that came from and it certainly wasn't from rehearsal, because we're not doing Annie! Hahaha. See everyone tomorrow, and please please please please write me a review!